One of the 75 nominees in the 2025 Business Leadership Awards is for someone close to Nelson Mandela Bay.
Premier Oscar Mabuyane – Premier of the Eastern Cape in the category Business Friendly Governor of the Year, Mabuyane is competing against Daniel Félix Neto, Angola; Jacques Kyabula Katwe, DR Congo; Ibrahima Cissé, Côte d’Ivoire and Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, Nigeria.
Mabuyane’s category is one of 17 categories of the 2025 African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA)—a premier recognition platform celebrating excellence in corporate governance, impactful leadership, and trailblazing contributions to the growth and sustainability of Africa’s dynamic business and economic ecosystem.
The public voting process is now officially open and will run until 29 May 2025, offering stakeholders across Africa and the globe the opportunity to celebrate and affirm exemplary leadership in the African business space.
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Other nominees from South Africa are:
- African Business Leader of the Year: Ntombi Felicia Msiza – CEO, Raubex Group Ltd., South Africa
- African Female Business Leader of the Year: Boitumelo Mosako – CEO, Development Bank of Southern Africa
- Africa CSR & Community Development Impact Award: Standard Chartered Bank, South Africa
- African Company of the Year: Vodacom Group, South Africa
- Industry Personality of the Year: Kennedy Bugane – CEO, African Bank, South Africa
- African Tech & Digital Economy Leader of the Year: MTN Group, South Africa
Public votes in this phase contribute 65% of the final decision, with the remaining 35% based on supporting evidence for each nominee.
